Chapter 2 of Wandering Heath is here in full — 443 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Wandering Heath is here in full — 443 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"What, and be the mock of the Duchy?--after all our pride! I fancy I see you going over to Troy and asking Browne for the loan of his band. 'Hullo!' he'd say, 'I thought you never had such a thing as a funeral over at Looe!' I can hear the fellow chuckle. But I wish something could be done, all the same.
Chapter 2 of Wandering Heath is here in full — 443 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an unofficial association of people or groups
From this reading “I fancy I see you going over to Troy and asking Browne for the loan of his band.”
English illustrator of several of Dickens' novels (1815-1882)
From this reading “I fancy I see you going over to Troy and asking Browne for the loan of his band.”
a soft partly suppressed laugh
From this reading “I can hear the fellow chuckle.”
the domain controlled by a duke or duchess
From this reading “"What, and be the mock of the Duchy?--after all our pride!”
a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated
From this reading “'Hullo!' he'd say, 'I thought you never had such a thing as a funeral over at Looe!'”
the temporary provision of money (usually at interest)
From this reading “I fancy I see you going over to Troy and asking Browne for the loan of his band.”
treat with contempt
From this reading “"What, and be the mock of the Duchy?--after all our pride!”
a system of weights used for precious metals and gemstones; based on a 12-ounce pound and an ounce of 480 grains
From this reading “I fancy I see you going over to Troy and asking Browne for the loan of his band.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading 'Hullo!' he'd say, 'I thought you never had such a thing as a funeral over at Looe!'
later than; following
From this reading "What, and be the mock of the Duchy?--after all our pride!
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "What, and be the mock of the Duchy?--after all our pride!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "What, and be the mock of the Duchy?--after all our pride!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading 'Hullo!' he'd say, 'I thought you never had such a thing as a funeral over at Looe!'
the verbal act of requesting
From this reading I fancy I see you going over to Troy and asking Browne for the loan of his band.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading 'Hullo!' he'd say, 'I thought you never had such a thing as a funeral over at Looe!'
an unofficial association of people or groups
From this reading I fancy I see you going over to Troy and asking Browne for the loan of his band.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "What, and be the mock of the Duchy?--after all our pride!
English illustrator of several of Dickens' novels (1815-1882)
From this reading I fancy I see you going over to Troy and asking Browne for the loan of his band.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I wish something could be done, all the same.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I can hear the fellow chuckle.
a soft partly suppressed laugh
From this reading I can hear the fellow chuckle.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But I wish something could be done, all the same.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading But I wish something could be done, all the same.
the domain controlled by a duke or duchess
From this reading "What, and be the mock of the Duchy?--after all our pride!
something many people believe that is false
From this reading I fancy I see you going over to Troy and asking Browne for the loan of his band.
a boy or man
From this reading I can hear the fellow chuckle.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I fancy I see you going over to Troy and asking Browne for the loan of his band.
a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated
From this reading 'Hullo!' he'd say, 'I thought you never had such a thing as a funeral over at Looe!'
the act of departing
From this reading I fancy I see you going over to Troy and asking Browne for the loan of his band.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading 'Hullo!' he'd say, 'I thought you never had such a thing as a funeral over at Looe!'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Hullo!' he'd say, 'I thought you never had such a thing as a funeral over at Looe!'
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading I can hear the fellow chuckle.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I fancy I see you going over to Troy and asking Browne for the loan of his band.
an expression of greeting
From this reading 'Hullo!' he'd say, 'I thought you never had such a thing as a funeral over at Looe!'
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I fancy I see you going over to Troy and asking Browne for the loan of his band.
the temporary provision of money (usually at interest)
From this reading I fancy I see you going over to Troy and asking Browne for the loan of his band.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Hullo!' he'd say, 'I thought you never had such a thing as a funeral over at Looe!'
treat with contempt
From this reading "What, and be the mock of the Duchy?--after all our pride!
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading 'Hullo!' he'd say, 'I thought you never had such a thing as a funeral over at Looe!'
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "What, and be the mock of the Duchy?--after all our pride!
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "What, and be the mock of the Duchy?--after all our pride!
above and across; more than
From this reading I fancy I see you going over to Troy and asking Browne for the loan of his band.
a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
From this reading "What, and be the mock of the Duchy?--after all our pride!
Identical; not different.
From this reading But I wish something could be done, all the same.
express in words
From this reading 'Hullo!' he'd say, 'I thought you never had such a thing as a funeral over at Looe!'
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I fancy I see you going over to Troy and asking Browne for the loan of his band.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading But I wish something could be done, all the same.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading 'Hullo!' he'd say, 'I thought you never had such a thing as a funeral over at Looe!'
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "What, and be the mock of the Duchy?--after all our pride!
a special situation
From this reading 'Hullo!' he'd say, 'I thought you never had such a thing as a funeral over at Looe!'
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading 'Hullo!' he'd say, 'I thought you never had such a thing as a funeral over at Looe!'
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I fancy I see you going over to Troy and asking Browne for the loan of his band.
a system of weights used for precious metals and gemstones; based on a 12-ounce pound and an ounce of 480 grains
From this reading I fancy I see you going over to Troy and asking Browne for the loan of his band.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What, and be the mock of the Duchy?--after all our pride!
hope for; have a wish
From this reading But I wish something could be done, all the same.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I fancy I see you going over to Troy and asking Browne for the loan of his band.
Chapter 2 of Wandering Heath by Arthur Quiller-Couch holds 443 sentences, grouped into 89 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
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